Report: Next generation Acura NSX to get 23.5 mpg

corvette z06 gets 11.1 km/l (26 mpg) on the highway and 505 hp.

also--it is a real car, not a concept. hooray!

— cthip (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 1:24:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

thats a combined rating goal

— IhavearedS2000 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 4:42:03 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I'm just glad they ditched that godawful looking Advanced Concept design and are starting new again. Talk about a waste of time and resources...they basically went backwards going from the lovely-looking HSC concept to this eyesore.

— flozel1 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 5:34:08 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

That would be awesome... except that's just a prediction, right? Honda has some of the best engineering on the planet, but it would be pretty hard to pull this off!

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 5:35:20 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

honda does not have some of the best engineering on the planet.

second this cra is never going to come out.

third how is honda going to make a v10 with 500hp, when they never had a v8 or more then 310hp.

fourth this car is really really ugly.

— trd1 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 5:55:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -7   

Very UN-cool. Lexus get 24 mpg every day. Lexus is better. Quality & Reliablity.
Leeeexxxxuuuussss!!!!
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I pledge my love to Lexus. ---Quality & Reliability

— Lexus1Lexus1Lexus1 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 5:55:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

Roller215 - that was a funny comment.
I agree with S4 - Honda has great engineers - but this doesn't sound too plausible. Personally I'm skeptical of any "scoops" that egmcartech site has - they tend to give half truths are guesses.

— truecarlover (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 6:36:50 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 5   

And pigs fly in their next generation. So little info.

— chewy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 7:22:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Hmm, why is that hard to beleive.

— Designer1 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 7:35:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

the lexus is-f with 884hp will leave it in the dust.

Mmm... Lexus...

— GX470guy (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 10:23:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

IS-F is not in the same category as the NSX. The NSX is one of Japan's super cars. An IS-F is no where near that status. It is just a sports sedan.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 11:05:46 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Do you really have to reply to that? Haven't you realized that he's just stirring things up?

— S4cabriofoxone (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 2:32:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

for the record, i believe honda has some of the most OCD engineers out there. the last nsx is proof positive. a V6 keeping up with V12s. amazing. but as with most people who have OCD, its usually a hyperfocus on one thing. so if i were to buy a honda, it would only be the next NSX or any type r (ideally an nsx type r =D).

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 9:27:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

It should be fun to see what happens when Honda shows a production car. 200+ posts?

For comparison, the V10 M5 gets 12/18mpg according to www.bmwusa.com and it weighs 1000lbs less than the LS600hL (just wanted to reinforce the benefits of hybrid). But we know, 0-60 time is more important than mpg unless it's a Lexus.

What a battle, Honda's NSX going up against the Lexus hybrid supercar we keep hearing about, all the while burning less fuel than some dinosaur German engine.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/24/2007 11:27:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -6   

a fuel efficient super-car defeats the purpose of having one. everything on the car is supposed to be excess, from caliper size to fuel-consumption. i say make a balls-out japanese version of the new F430 (original benchmarked against the F355) and call it a day. the first NSX was a symbol of precision and just needed more grunt, though it did well with the 270-hp 3.0 L V-6. how about a mugen spec high winding version of the unit in the RL. awd and kick ass power, now that'll be a force to be reckoned with!!

— nembogt (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 12:28:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

typo...2.35

— AMGC55 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 2:59:23 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

I am sure that Honda will make a sound engine choice. In contrast am I the only one that would have liked to see the HSC Concept see production with a V10?

— MookGmbH (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 3:31:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

sevor,
All the funnier, a fullsize car that outweighs it by 1000lbs gets significantly better mileage.

Maikazu
If you want to compare, then the GS450h is only 1/2 second slower than the M5 and practically matches the slow as stink 530i in mileage.

Dre,
No, not the V10 LF-A.

The FT-HS concept, which it appears would use a V6. The lower prices drop for hybrid parts, the more likely a similiar car will see production.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=118933

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 4/25/2007 7:09:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

I am not surprised that "Honda executives weren’t all that pleased with the design." The Corvette has been done already. No need for Acura to repeat it.

— Steve (View Profile)

Posted on 4/26/2007 6:02:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2